Saudi Arabia: Taxi driver arrested for taking secret photos of female passengers
Filming others without permission in the kingdom punishable by jailing, hefty fine
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Cairo: Saudi police arrested a taxi driver after he had taken photos of female passengers without their knowledge, a security official has said.
The suspect, a Pakistani national in his 60s, had allegedly posted the images on a social networking app, Major Khaled Al Kridis, an assistant spokesman for the Riyadh police, added, according to the Saudi news agency SPA.
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According to the Saudi law, taking photos or filming others without their permission is banned and punishable by up to 500,000 riyals and one year in jail.
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